Tour the U S A by James Brown - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

The title's more than a bit disingenuous--Tour the U.S.A. was recorded in the studio, not on the road--but otherwise the music is as straightforward and sincere as one would expect from James Brown. Comprised largely of hard-hitting instrumentals, the album shifts the emphasis away from Brown himself onto backing unit the Famous Flames, and while firmly rooted in the R&B conventions of the era, the music clearly anticipates the era-defining grooves of his premier supporting unit, the JB's. That said, Tour the U.S.A. is like so many of Brown's albums mostly filler--more prelude for what's to come than anything else.

1. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

2. Choo-Choo (Loco-Motion)

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

3. Three Hearts in a Tangle

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Starr
Thompson; Composer
Composer: Starr; Composer
Author: Thompson; Production

4. Doin' the Limbo

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

5. I Don't Care

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Roberts; Composer
Composer: Roberts; Composer
Author: Roberts; Production

6. Joggin' Along

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

7. I've Got Money

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

8. Sticky

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Davis
Brown; Composer
Composer: Davis; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

9. Like a Baby

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Stone; Composer
Composer: Stone; Composer
Author: Stone; Production

10. Every Beat of My Heart

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Otis; Composer
Composer: Otis; Composer
Author: Otis; Production

11. In the Wee Wee Hours

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production

12. Cross Firing

Primary Artist: James Brown; Main Performer
Performer: James Brown; Performer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Composer: Brown; Composer
Author: Brown; Production